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Public Health Services for Dental Health in Stockton Borough Schools

This report discusses the efforts of Stockton Borough Council's Public Health department to mitigate the effects of poverty on dental health in schools. It also highlights other public health services offered, including seasonal health, obesity, sexual health, and substance misuse.

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Public Health Services for Dental Health in Stockton Borough Schools

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  1. Dental health in Stockton Borough schools % dmft Schools Public Health - mitigating the effects of poverty Sarah Bowman on behalf of SBC Public Health (Source: Dental health survey of 5-year-olds, Stockton-on-Tees primary schools, 2011/12)

  2. Public Health services: • Seasonal health • Obesity • Sexual health • Substance misuse

  3. Seasonal health • Warm Homes Healthy People: • Targeted at most vulnerable: over 75s, elderly people living alone and people with disabilities / health issues worsening during cold weather • Information provided by SBC, Public Health and Cleveland Fire Brigade identifies areas of higher-risk populations for excess winter deaths / hospital admissions for cold-related illness • Partnership work delivering a range of tailored interventions, including: • Handyperson Service e.g. draft-proofing • Boiler servicing and repairs and emergency heating • Energy, fuel debt and benefits advice • Home insulation and affordable warmth advice • Draft Seasonal health and Wellbeing Strategy: • Covers e.g. flu, falls, and fuel poverty 3 12/19/2019

  4. Obesity 2012/13 data (provisional) 8.36% obese in reception 20.90% obese in year 6 Source: Marmot (2010) 4 12/19/2019

  5. Obesity • Services: • School Nursing Team – deliver National Child Measurement Programme, support families 1-1 if requested by family • Morelife (Public Health commissioned) – Tier 2 family-focused weight management service for for overweight / obese 5-17 year olds • NTHFT Dietetics – 1-1 support for overweight / obese CYP with a co-morbidity e.g. diabetes. Can refer to Morelife • Key issue: • Parental participation is a key factor in prevention and management of childhood obesity, thus parental recognition of weight problems is essential. Ipsos Mori study reported parents from lower socio-economic grades are less likely to be able to identify a healthy weight for a child. 5 12/19/2019

  6. Sexual health Stockton rates fluctuate and are above the national average. Rate at Q2 2012 = 40 per 1,000 15-17yr olds 6 12/19/2019

  7. Sexual health • Current services: • Risk Taking Behaviour Toolkit – curriculum for secondary schools (sex and relationships, drug and alcohol education) • Youth Direction - Risk Taking Behaviour Road Show complimenting RTB Toolkit • Youth Direction - targeted education in schools for cohorts needing extra support • Alliance Psychological Services “No Worries” project - targeted relationship and sexual health programme for young people • C-Card scheme across the Borough and Assura sexual health clinics • Developments: • Expanding RTB Toolkit for secondary schools, developing Primary RTB Toolkit • Review school nursing service to ensure the needs of young people / Healthy Child Programme are met • Tees sexual health needs assessment including mapping outreach provision 7 12/19/2019

  8. Substance misuse • Young Person Substance Misuse Service: • Comprehensive assessment to identify level of risk, informing a care plan • Structured interventions using a whole-family approach • Specialist referrals for domestic violence, debt, accommodation or parental substance misuse • 60 YP currently; at least 60% living in poverty – many have parents receiving benefits / seeking working tax credit due to low income • Varying school attendance and a number are in the LAC system 8 12/19/2019

  9. We need to: Make best use of the data / information we have Ensure services are targeted at the most vulnerable

  10. Additional information

  11. Obesity 2012/13 data (provisional) 8.36% obese in reception 20.90% obese in year 6 11 12/19/2019

  12. Targeted SBC programmes • Family Intervention Programme: • Support families with complex needs, inc. poverty (8hrs a week for 12-18 months) • Family Support Workers – lead professional for the family, co-ordinate services and provide support, rewards and sanctions to motivate behaviour change • Supported 46 families in 2012-13; 16 successfully completed plans • Outcomes include: reductions in A.S.B, criminal activity, improvement in school attendance and employment, reduction in families on child protection and child in need plans and number of LAC • Currently 30 families (162 individuals) • Youth Offending Service: • Holistic assessments for 10-18yr olds found guilty of committing a criminal offence • Where possible all assessments undertaken with parents/family to involve them in interventions, including substance misuse, offending, victims and restorative justice • Work closely with specialist young persons substance misuse service and Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services • Over the previous 12months, worked with 205 CYP • 14.1% were from Stockton Town Centre, 13.7% Norton North, 10.2% Mandale & Victoria, 10.7% Hardwick 12 12/19/2019

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